
Another surprise was Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK). The company fell from the top spot in the handset business five years ago, and now is an also-ran.
Less surprising were huge oil companies Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), which can afford to almost anything for their employees.
The balance of the list was a mix of cats and dogs determined this way:
As part of Glassdoor’s online company review survey, employees voluntarily and anonymously share what their job and company is like when it comes to work-life balance. The following 25 companies stand out for both high work-life balance ratings and insightful reviews.
A bit of a black box.
Top 25 Companies for Work-Life Balance
As part of Glassdoor’s online company review survey, employees voluntarily and anonymously share what their job and company is like when it comes to work-life balance. The following 25 companies stand out for both high work-life balance ratings and insightful reviews.
Top 25 Winners
SAS Institute
4.5
“Customer-focused, employee-focused and innovativeAmazing workplace culture, flexible work environment, challenging/stimulating work, customer-focused.”
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“A pretty good place to workI make my own hours, don’t put in much over 40 hours a week, and while it’s not company policy I…”
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“Great company, but monoculturalLocal model guarantees evenings at home with family.”
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MITRE
4.1
“A very easy place to work, as hard or as little, as you want.Outstanding quality of work/life balance. Supportive and easy going…”
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Orbitz Worldwide
4.1
“Youthful spiritFlexible working hours, cutting edge technologies, challenging assignments, constant learning.”
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Scottrade
4.1
“Great company, low stress, team environmentBranch locations offer small teams of good people, clean break between work and social life…”
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Mentor Graphics
4.1
“Great Company – Old School ApproachFor a person with a family, the work life balance and onsite childcare are absolutely stellar.”
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FactSet
4.1
“Engineer-driven culture with a strong emphasis on work-life balance…Working 8-hour days is the norm and your career will not…”
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“A laid back culture and great people makes for a nice work…Agilent offers great options to balance your work and home life…”
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Nokia
4.1
“Work Culture is GoodFlexible working hours and work from home options. Good work culture overall.”
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MathWorks
4.1
“Nice place to workLots of culture, good work life balance, flexible hours, good senior management. Good company if…”
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Autodesk
4.0
“Great place to workThey have a very flexible schedule, with ability to work remotely, required vacation time, a fair…”
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AOL
4.0
“A great place to work.Company sincerely cares about employee welfare as well as helping out in the community wherever…”
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Citrix Systems
4.0
“Great Company…Fantastic Work/ Life BalanceIncredible amount of time-off. Great Culture. Best products in market.”
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GlobalLogic
4.0
“Good company to work with for good peopleFlexible work timing. Work from home policy. Lots of emphasis on training and mentoring people…”
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Yahoo
4.0
“Great for Work/Life Balance, flexible working hours and great people…Great for Work/Life Balance, flexible working hours and…”
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Tieto
4.0
“Tieto offers challenging jobs and great atmosphere.Flexibility. Work-life balance. Every place is a workplace = office is only one…”
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MasterCard
3.9
“A good place to workIt is family oriented (but not too a fault!), good benefits, most people are nice”
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Morningstar
3.9
“Great place to build a career,Work with incredibly smart people. Great work/life balance – opportunities to work remotely, no…”
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Shell Oil
3.9
“Great employerRespect to people, lots of opportunities to develop, decent pay, good work/life balance, great…”
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Robert Bosch
3.9
“Good work life balanceNo pressure or strict deadlines to employees. Enough time provided to work. Quality is ultimate…”
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Chevron
3.9
“Satisfied.Flexible work hours, promoting work-life balance, challenging worldwide opportunities.”
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REI
3.9
“Would recommend!Flexible schedule, employee discounts, incredible co-workers, company values.”
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“STM is employee friendly, not too aggressive in either work pressure…Provides an opportunity to balance work and life – usually a…”
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NetApp
3.9
“Great people, great technologyCompany gives a lot of flexibility. The work is very very good and the people are extremely good…”
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